Where is the find my device setting?
Six different names, and every one of them is a setting you can only usefully change while you still have the device in your hand. We read the settings tree of all 43 systems in the catalogue and recorded where each one keeps it.
What each system calls it
13 of the 43 operating systems in our catalogue have this setting, and between them they use five different labels for it:
| Name on screen | Systems |
|---|---|
| Find My | 5 |
| Find My Device | 3 |
| Find Device | 2 |
| Find My iPhone | 1 |
| Find my device | 1 |
| Find my phone | 1 |
The most common is Find My, on 5 of the 13. If that is not the word on your screen, the table above is the rest of the vocabulary to try.
Some of those rows differ only in capitalisation — 6 spellings for five actual names. We have kept them apart because that is what is printed on the screen, and a settings search that matches case will tell them apart too.
Where it lives on each system
These are the shortest paths from the first settings screen on the newest release of each system. 8 of the 13 are within two taps; the rest sit deeper, and the table shows how much deeper.
| System | Path | Taps |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox OS Firefox OS 2.5 | Find My Device | 1 |
| HarmonyOS 6.0 | Security › Find Device | 2 |
| HyperOS 4.0 | Passwords and security › Find Device | 2 |
| iOS 6 6.1 | iCloud › Find My iPhone | 2 |
| OxygenOS 16 | Security and privacy › Find My Device | 2 |
| Wear OS 7 | Google › Find My Device | 2 |
| Windows 11 | Privacy & security › Find my device | 2 |
| Zepp OS Zepp OS 6 | Connection › Find my phone | 2 |
| iOS 27.0 | Privacy & Security › Location Services › Find My | 3 |
| iPadOS 27.0 | Privacy & Security › Location Services › Find My | 3 |
| macOS 27 Golden Gate | Privacy & Security › Location Services › Find My | 3 |
| watchOS 27 | Privacy & Security › Location Services › Find My | 3 |
| visionOS 27 | Screen Time › Content & Privacy Restrictions › Allowed Apps › Find My | 4 |
Each system name above opens the real menu in the simulator, so you can walk the path before you touch your own device.
Why the names came out this way
Apple’s Find My dropped the noun because the service now covers phones, tablets, laptops, headphones and tags. Other vendors kept it concrete — Find My Device, Find Device — because theirs tracks one thing.
The practical point is the same everywhere: the switch is on by default on some systems and off on others, and the only way to know which you have is to look. It is a two-minute check that is worthless to do later.
Find it on your own device
If your system is not in the table, or the label on your screen is different again, there are three ways through it:
- Search every system at once for a setting by name — it looks inside all 43 trees, not just the one you are holding.
- Open your own system in the settings simulator and click to the screen without changing anything real.
- Follow the step-by-step guide to locking a device, or see where that setting lives on every system.
Related settings in the same part of the menu:
All of it comes from the same catalogue: 43 systems, 135 versions, published as an open dataset.
Try it yourself, on the real menusOpen any of 43 operating systems in your browser and walk the Settings tree exactly as it appears on the device. No download, no account.Frequently asked questions
Where is the find my device setting on most systems?
On 8 of the 13 systems that have it, within two taps of the first settings screen. The most common label is “Find My”, used by 5 of them. The table above gives the exact path for each system.
Why can I not find it by searching my settings?
Because settings search matches the label your system uses, and there are five different labels in use for this one setting. Searching for the word your previous device used is the single most common reason a setting appears to be missing.
How many systems have this setting at all?
13 of the 43 operating systems we catalogue. The rest either have no hardware for it or fold the behaviour into something else, which is why a feature that feels universal often is not.